COMMUNITY NEWS - FEBRUARY 2012
"Cleveland, I Love You" is a local, independent feature film in Cleveland, Ohio
Comprised of 11 different short films. This project is the work of five writers and six directors. We are very pleased to have among our directors Jamie Babbit, a director who works in Hollywood but who is originally from Shaker Heights. Among the projects on Jamie's long and impressive resume is the 1999 movie, "But I'm A Cheerleader." For this project, Jamie will be directing the vignette "I (Bleeping) Love Cleveland," which was written by Karey Dornetto, a comedic writer who has an impressive resume herself ("Community," "South Park," to name a few). This vignette is a comedy about two sisters who work in a hotel and encounter a large group of lesbians who are on an outing for their Tracy Chapman fan club. The film shoots Feb. 18-20 here in Cleveland. We are also very excited to share that two well-known Hollywood actresses have agreed to star in this film: Busy Phillips ("Cougar Town") and Gillian Jacobs ("Community").
DO YOU WANT TO BE AN EXTRA IN THE MOVIE: We're looking for 10 visually identifiable African American lesbians, age 30+ to participate in the party scene. (Braids, Dreadlocks, Short Spiky Hair is a PLUS!) You must be available on February 18, 19, 20, 2012. These roles will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Click here to submit your information and photo.
Comprised of 11 different short films. This project is the work of five writers and six directors. We are very pleased to have among our directors Jamie Babbit, a director who works in Hollywood but who is originally from Shaker Heights. Among the projects on Jamie's long and impressive resume is the 1999 movie, "But I'm A Cheerleader." For this project, Jamie will be directing the vignette "I (Bleeping) Love Cleveland," which was written by Karey Dornetto, a comedic writer who has an impressive resume herself ("Community," "South Park," to name a few). This vignette is a comedy about two sisters who work in a hotel and encounter a large group of lesbians who are on an outing for their Tracy Chapman fan club. The film shoots Feb. 18-20 here in Cleveland. We are also very excited to share that two well-known Hollywood actresses have agreed to star in this film: Busy Phillips ("Cougar Town") and Gillian Jacobs ("Community").
DO YOU WANT TO BE AN EXTRA IN THE MOVIE: We're looking for 10 visually identifiable African American lesbians, age 30+ to participate in the party scene. (Braids, Dreadlocks, Short Spiky Hair is a PLUS!) You must be available on February 18, 19, 20, 2012. These roles will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Click here to submit your information and photo.
MORE COMMUNITY NEWS
Komen Gives New Explanation for Cutting Funds to Planned Parenthood
Executives of the Susan G. Komen Foundation gave a new explanation Thursday of their decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, but their contradictory statements failed to quell a rising controversy that led several of the organization’s affiliates to openly rebel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/komen-gives-new-explanation-for-cutting-funds-to-planned-parenthood/2012/02/02/gIQAkTnklQ_story.html
Income Equality
Income inequality, by many measures, is now greater than it has been since the 1920s. The causes of income inequality are hotly debated and tend to fall into two broad categories. There are market forces -- like increased trade and technological advances -- which have made highly skilled and well-educated workers more productive, thus increasing their pay. And there are institutional forces, like deregulation, the decline of unions and stagnation in the minimum wage.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/income/income_inequality/index.html
Ohio ‘Heartbeat’ Bill Will Force Doctors To Wait Until A Woman Is In Mortal Danger To Justify An Abortion
At approximately 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Ohio State Senate President Tom Niehaus indefinitely tabled consideration of HB127 (the “Heartbeat” bill): http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2011/12/14/senate_president_niehaus_actio.html
Cleveland State University's Masters Program in Diversity Management is Developing Culturally Competent Leaders Who Can Lead and Sustain Change
This curriculum is designed for the mid-career adult only requiring classes meeting one weekend per month for 21 months. The classes are highly experiential and focused on developing your leadership skills and yourself as a change agent and effective conflict manager. CSU has created a learning community of highly diverse individuals from diverse industries, public and private sectors to learn best practices. You're also provided a leadership coach to get you where you want to go! For more information, please visit http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/dept /psychology/graduate/diversity/.
"Teen Relationship Violence: A Resource Guide for Increasing Safety” Developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network
A Definition from the Resource Guide: Teen Relationship Violence is a pattern of actual or threatened acts of physical, sexual, financial, verbal/emotional abuse, sexual or reproductive coercion, social sabotage, and/or sexual harassment perpetrated by an adolescent against a current or former partner or a person with whom the teen has some kind of intimate relationship. The goal of these behaviors is to achieve and maintain power and control over the victim. Teen relationship violence can affect any teen, male or female, straight or gay, in a serious or casual, past or present relationship. Any teen can be a victim of relationship violence, but the risk, incidence, severity, lethality and effects of victimization are more significant for females. Relationship violence among teens is pervasive and the consequences can be life‐changing.
Get more information from the Resource Guide by clicking here:
http://www.odvn.org/images/stories/TeenRelationshipGuidewithCorrectP7_Final_10.25.10.pdf
Executives of the Susan G. Komen Foundation gave a new explanation Thursday of their decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, but their contradictory statements failed to quell a rising controversy that led several of the organization’s affiliates to openly rebel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/komen-gives-new-explanation-for-cutting-funds-to-planned-parenthood/2012/02/02/gIQAkTnklQ_story.html
Income Equality
Income inequality, by many measures, is now greater than it has been since the 1920s. The causes of income inequality are hotly debated and tend to fall into two broad categories. There are market forces -- like increased trade and technological advances -- which have made highly skilled and well-educated workers more productive, thus increasing their pay. And there are institutional forces, like deregulation, the decline of unions and stagnation in the minimum wage.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/income/income_inequality/index.html
Ohio ‘Heartbeat’ Bill Will Force Doctors To Wait Until A Woman Is In Mortal Danger To Justify An Abortion
At approximately 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Ohio State Senate President Tom Niehaus indefinitely tabled consideration of HB127 (the “Heartbeat” bill): http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2011/12/14/senate_president_niehaus_actio.html
Cleveland State University's Masters Program in Diversity Management is Developing Culturally Competent Leaders Who Can Lead and Sustain Change
This curriculum is designed for the mid-career adult only requiring classes meeting one weekend per month for 21 months. The classes are highly experiential and focused on developing your leadership skills and yourself as a change agent and effective conflict manager. CSU has created a learning community of highly diverse individuals from diverse industries, public and private sectors to learn best practices. You're also provided a leadership coach to get you where you want to go! For more information, please visit http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/dept /psychology/graduate/diversity/.
"Teen Relationship Violence: A Resource Guide for Increasing Safety” Developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network
A Definition from the Resource Guide: Teen Relationship Violence is a pattern of actual or threatened acts of physical, sexual, financial, verbal/emotional abuse, sexual or reproductive coercion, social sabotage, and/or sexual harassment perpetrated by an adolescent against a current or former partner or a person with whom the teen has some kind of intimate relationship. The goal of these behaviors is to achieve and maintain power and control over the victim. Teen relationship violence can affect any teen, male or female, straight or gay, in a serious or casual, past or present relationship. Any teen can be a victim of relationship violence, but the risk, incidence, severity, lethality and effects of victimization are more significant for females. Relationship violence among teens is pervasive and the consequences can be life‐changing.
Get more information from the Resource Guide by clicking here:
http://www.odvn.org/images/stories/TeenRelationshipGuidewithCorrectP7_Final_10.25.10.pdf
